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Little Grebe

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 25, 2009 at 3:35 PM
Little Grebe
This is an image that I discovered languishing in a file of unprocessed shots from last year and has only today been processed. Must try to improve my workflow to get stuff up to date. My problem is finding time, the Mr's isn't too fond of me being on the computer as well as being out with the camera!
Sigma 500mm
exp 1/350 @ f6.7 iso 320

Robert
Posted by Andy Shepherd on January 25, 2009 at 3:42 PM


Nice shot Robert, good detail and sharpness, like the pose too.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Tim Taylor on January 25, 2009 at 3:47 PM
A nicely detailed dabchick with a bright eye and better than anything I have. I love it when they're all fluffed up like this. I'm frustrated sometimes by how distracting small floating objects can be on still water around a bird and have occasionally cloned a few out. I'm not sure I would with this shot though.

Tim :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on January 25, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Another nice fluffy bum !
Like the double barrelled head reflection !
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Edwin kats on January 25, 2009 at 3:53 PM
Great shot Robert,

I would really like to see it with a lower POV but I think you tried that:)

I like it anyway.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 25, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Really nice capture, great detail and lighting. Like Edwin I think a lower POV would have been great..

Kind regards,

Brett :toast:
Posted by Ray on January 25, 2009 at 6:01 PM
An excellent little shot, no crit's here.
Posted by jack chapman on January 25, 2009 at 6:10 PM
nice shot, lovely lighting and pose, i too would have prefered a lower point of view and maybe a little less centrally composed
Posted by eric weight on January 26, 2009 at 1:00 AM
Quite nice lighting on this one Robert and I agree with John about the reflection. I always find water birds difficult to make into good shots and I admit I think that a lower PoV helps to make a shot stand out, but I like this one all the same.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Matt Cole on January 26, 2009 at 3:55 AM
I can certainly relate to your time issues :smile: This is a lovely shot, I agree about the low POV, but the lighting and reflection really make this image.

Matt
Posted by PhilH on January 26, 2009 at 4:42 AM
Nice one.. PoV mentioned, if it was possible lower would be nice.

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 26, 2009 at 4:43 AM
Thanks for the comments, I too would have liked to try a lower POV but It was one of those chance occasions when the bird came close enough to a fixed public hide to get an image so I just had to take what was on offer.
Posted by Danny Green on January 26, 2009 at 4:49 AM
Beautiful Pose in beautiful light Robert.

Danny :toast:
Posted by Lea Roberts on January 26, 2009 at 5:43 AM
nice shot and agree with the other comments abot a lower pov.

lea
Posted by John Chapman on January 26, 2009 at 3:12 PM
This is good Robert :toast:
Posted by Tom_W on January 26, 2009 at 3:32 PM
I like the reflection, not a mirror one but one that adds interest.